Alex Handrinos

Emergency Physician. Enjoying life one great meal at a time.

[Alex Handrinos @AlexHandrinos]

@metrotrains Utterly ridiculous that you won’t open the doors at a station because the train is an “express” train. What a joke.

[Richard I. Cook @ri_cook]

@karimbrohi The patient is never an historian. The interviewing doc or nurse is the historian. The patient is an informant. Historians use a variety of techniques to create a coherent account of the past. The quality of that account depends heavily on the expertise if the historian.

[David Anderson @expensivecare]

1/n I've heard a few times over the years that many paramedics think that their patient care records (PCRs) are primarily for internal audit purposes and aren't read by other clinicians.

So - A thread on EMS PCRs...

[Coda Change @codachange]

What can you expect from the #trauma workshop @ #Coda22?

@aj_chow, @AlexHandrinos & faculty will provide clinical updates on penetrating, blunt, #paediatric & elderly #trauma.

Join us in Melbourne, 11-14 September 2022.
Early access tickets: https://t.co/WkrQyWPamn

[Ian Summers @IanMeducator]

Coda Programme and Workshops go live. Look forward to taking part in Melbourne #coda22 https://t.co/3O2iRnxn9e

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

🔕 Silence...is a beautiful thing

But when I teach/present/speak in public, the idea of silence terrifies me

Why am I afraid to touch the concept of silence, when it's one of the best public speaking tools?

Some thoughts about silence and importantly, taking that breath:

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[Alfred Emergency Academic Centre @EmergEdu]

You're performing sedation when you notice the end tidal trace drops off & some concerning airway noises...what do you do?

ED Reg Hector Thomson is fresh from his anaesthetics rotation with a post to help you stop fearing the squeak!

https://t.co/fabJclrYSb
#FOAMed

[Coda Change @codachange]

😮The first sneak peak into the #Coda22 program 👀

The Joy & Creativity workshop has a very serious mission…. To inject some FUN into our lives 🤗 🎉
What a way to kick things off! Full workshop details available soon. 👏
@LizCrowe2 @RogerRdharris @OliFlower

[Ian Summers @IanMeducator]

It
@LizCrowe2
Is
@Damian_Roland
Out!

Watch this for brilliant comments from these two, Katherine Lorenz and precision sim under pressure by @StVincentsMelb @StVHealthAust emergency and sim team

[Coda Change @codachange]

Do you consider anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis?... you really should - David Carr's talk today #smacc

[Ian Summers @IanMeducator]

Congratulations @johnubonn ACEM president-elect and the first Kiwi to hold the position. I have no doubt you will do a superb job filling the oversized shoes of @JudkinsSimon a fantastic job done by Simon representing EM. @acemonline

[J. Scott Wieters MD @EMedCoach]

5th time I've heard Code talk by @CriticalCareNow. Teaches me something new each time! #Rebellion18

[Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie]

Lecturing this AM at #TCEPConnect2018 Beyond ACLS: Cognitively Unloading During a Code https://t.co/pJGZJ0MvCS #FOAMed
CPR: Mechanical CPR > Manual CPR
Access: IO > IV Access
Epi: Epi Drip > Epi Bolus
PEA Workup: POCUS > H's & T's
Pulse Checks: EtCO2 + POCUS > Manual Pulse Checks

[Alex Handrinos @AlexHandrinos]

Are you a talented football (soccer) player and doctor? Join the docceroos. https://t.co/aSsGFGu1Dz

[Docceroos @Docceroos]

Docceroos are getting excited! Final training camp in the sunny Gold Coast this weekend.